Hat rest and holder



(No Model.)

C. I-I. RICHARDS.

HAT REST AND HOLDER.

No. 436,021. Patented Sept. 9, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES HENRY RICHARDS, OF BAL'IIMORE, MARYLAND.

`HAT RES-T AND HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 436,021, dated September 9, 1890. YApplication filed February 8, 1890. Serial No. 339,674. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, CHARLES HENRY RICH- ARDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat Rests and Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a support for hats, bonnets, or other articles of head wearing-apparel, with means for securing same thereon, and has for its object, mainly, the protection of such articles against injury or crushingin course of transportation in a trunk or hatboX or shipment in any box Yfor any other purpose.

By the use of my invention a hat may be placed in a trunk and exposed to very rough handling without the slightest risk. The hat, being held firmly in place in the manner hereinafter described, is prevented from moving about in the compartment-a very desirable result to be attained, especially in case of ladies hats, oftentimes very expensive and provided with delicate trimmings, flowers, feathers, dac., easily damaged.

The device whennot applied to a trunk or box is admirably well adapted to display such articles as those mentioned in a show-window, case, or on a counter.

The invention will be hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, Figure 1 represents an end view of a trunk, partly broken away, showing my invention applied and in use; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the device; Fig. 3, a front View in a folded position when not in use, and Fig. 4 an enlarged detail view showing the spring-operatin g mechanism.

Reference being had to the drawings and the letters thereon, A indicates a back board, to which the support is secured by means of screws or rivets a., passing through a strip of sheet metal B, constituting the body portion of the device, and in which are stamped raised portions CD, affording a housing andjournalbearing for the inner ends of the rods E F. The portion C also incases a leaf-spring G for operating upon rod E, as will hereinafter that position when moved up or down unless it be moved so far that the portion c passes out of contactwiththe spring G, in which case the arm will remain folded up or down against the back board A. The balance of rod E may be of any configuration, preference, however, being given to an upward curve terminating in a disk I-I.

Rod or frame F is composed of three parts d, e, and f, the first CZ of which is. journaled in the raised portion D in the lower part of the body B, thus allowing the frame a lateral movement either left or right. Part e is at right angles to part d, parallel with the baseboard Land at its outer end is provided a slight downward projection or bend g, in-

tended to rest in a recess J inthe base-board I when the device is in use, held thereby the spring of rods d and e. Rod f is perpendicular and terminates in a disk K, somewhat larger than disk H, and directly below same operating below the crown ofthe hat justas the other disk does above.` These disks H and K should be covered with velvet, chamois-skin, or the equivalent to avoid undue wear at points of contact with the hat or bonnet. v

The construction of parts being substann tially as described, the operation is as follows: For the purposes of illustration We will suppose my invention applied to a compartment in a trunk. It being desired to secure a hator bonnet thereon in a manner suitable for ltransportation, arm E is raised to almost a perpendicular position, whereby spring G is elevated by contact with the corner of the attened surface c in the angular end of arm E until said surface has passed the point of contact with the spring G, when the latter will bear heavily upon the eccentric surface c and hold arm E in a raised position unt-il a hat or bonnet has been adjusted over disk K at top of IOO rod or standard j". The arm E may now be lowered until spring Gagain engages the Hattened surface c, when it will force and hold arm E, With disk ll, down upon the crown of the hat, thus clamping it securely between the soft cushions of disks.

Should it not be desired to use the rest, the space which it occupies in a compartment may readily be made available by folding the rest, as shown in Fig. 3, viz: Rod E may be raised. Rods CZ and e, being of spring metal, will allow the projection g at the outer end of the lattei` to be lifted out of .recess J, when the entire traine F may be swung to the left or right against the back board A. The arm E may now be lowered past its horizontal position until it also lies flat against the back board, in Which position it is held by spring G in the saine manner as when in the saine relative position above.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is` l. A hat rest and holder consisting of a disk supported upon a rod of spring metal constitutinga standard having at its base a continuation which is secured at its inner end to a back board by a hinge-joint, in combination with a lug or downward projection for engaging a recess in the base-board, substantially as described.

2. A hat rest and holder consisting of a disk supported upon a frame constituting a disk supported upon a frame constituting a standard and secured at its inner end to aback board by a hinge-joint and means for locking the frame in operative position,in combination with an upper rod journaled to the back board, having also a disk near its outer end and an angular projection at its inner end provided with a flattened surface for bearing against the concave side ot' a spring, substantially as described.

Il. In a hat restan d holder, the combination of back and base boards A I, body portion B, having raised parts C D, covered disks ll and K, rods E and F, locking device g, and flattened surface c on angular end of rod E,en gaging the concave surface of leaf-spring G, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES HENRY RICHARDS.

Witnesses:

MURRAY I-IANsoN, WILLIAM H. BERRY. 

